SICSAL: artículos y noticias

Red de Alternativas a la Impunidad y a la Globalización

Nuevamente como hace más de una década, como parte de la memoria colectiva de América, como lazos de lucha contra la impunidad, una invitación de encuentro entre los pueblos del Norte y del Sur. Las actuaciones imperiales son posibles con la ocupación de las mentes, de los territorios, de las almas, y la militarización y el uso de la fuerza contra las organizaciones que construyen otro tipo de democracia.

Martin Luther King

El 28 de agosto de 1963 pronunció un discurso ante cerca de 200 mil personas en Washington, “Yo tengo un Sueño” años después fue asesinado, justo un 4 de abril en Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr., reverendo bautista era dirigente del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles en Estados Unidos.

Monsenor Gabino Zavala. Presidente, Pax Christi USA

4 de abril, 2008

Presidente de la Republica, Ingeniero Alvaro Colom Caballeros:

Quiero expresar mi profunda preocupacion frente las recientes amenazas de muerte que ha sufrido Monseñor Alvaro Ramazzini, obispo de la Diócesis de San Marcos, Presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal de Guatemala, y Presidente del Secretariado Internacional Cristiano de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de América Latina – SICSAL.

Frei Betto

¡Qué cínica es la moral usamericana! El gobernador de Nueva York renuncia tras haber sido sorprendido in fraganti mezclado en una sofistica red de prostitución. Como si no fuera suficiente con la decepción de sus electores, somete a su esposa a la humillación de estar a su lado, callada, cuando él recitó el mea culpa.

June is Torture Awareness Month

Each June 26, hundreds of TASSC members, all survivors of state sponsored torture, gather in Washington, DC to commemorate the United Nation's "Day in Support of Victims and Survivors of Torture".

This year, TASSC is launching a major campaign to repeal the Military Commissions Act of 2006, known to survivors as the Torture Law. This law allows for torture to be used in interrogations, it denies prisoners of their right to counsel and a fair trial and it allows perpetrators full immunity from prosecution.

Stand with survivors of torture and help bring and end to the practice of torture worldwide!.

From June 27 through July 1, 2007, one of the most important political events in recent U.S. history will take place in Atlanta, Georgia.

The United States Social Forum (USSF) will bring together generations of movement organizers and activists who realize that it is crucial that we come together to define a truly alternative political vision for the United States – a vision that unites us in a common cause against the exploitation of our labor, the poisoning of our environment, the militarization of our borders, the theft of our lands, and the invasion of other nations. If Another World is Possible, Another U.S. is Necessary!

On April 25-27, 2007, SOA Watch activists from across the United States and Latin American took part in the three day Fast to Close the SOA/WHINSEC. Public fasts and events were held in front of Federal buildings, congressional offices and university campuses to raise awareness of the victims of SOA/WHINSEC sponsored violence and express support for HR 1707.

In Milwaukee, the three day fast had over fifty participants including students, professional, clergy, white collar, and blue collar professionals with individuals choosing to do either water, juice, or abstaining from a particular item fast.

On May 9, religious leaders, confronting the unjust treatment of immigrant families, announced the launching of the New Sanctuary Movement. Supported by congregations from across the country, a multi-racial and multi-ethnic coalition that spans the political spectrum pledged to open their doors, hearts and collective actions to the "moral imperative" of immigrant rights.

In the early 1980s, thousands of Central American refugees poured into the United States, fleeing life-threatening repression and extensive human rights violations by their governments.

At the time, federal immigration policy would have denied the majority political asylum simply because their governments were allies of the U.S. Many of these refugees had actively participated in the liberation theology movement and naturally sought protection from congregations.

The International Christian Service in Solidarity with Latin America “Oscar Romero” (SICSAL) was founded in 1980 in response to the challenge of Christians involved in the people’s movements of Central America inspired by Archbishop Oscar Romero and all those who gave their lives in faithfulness to the Gospel and to the option for the poor.

If your organization would like to affiliate with SICSAL, contact EPICA at admin@epica.org, or visit the SICSAL website at www.sicsal.net.

Today, SICSAL is a world-wide Christian ecumenical network of solidarity with impoverished peoples. It brings together organizations and people committed to the promotion of faith-based solidarity. It works for justice and truth as a way of serving and accompanying the cause of liberation.

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"Ha llegado el momento para discernir los signos de los tiempos, aprovechar la oportunidad y ampliar la vista."-Juan XXIII

La Red de Fe y Solidaridad Oscar Romero en las Américas (SICSAL-EE.-UU) es el representante estadounidense de SICSAL (Servicio Internacional Cristiano de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de América Latina).